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A Geek Funeral
We've recently talked about a geek wedding, and now reader Sam_In_The_Hills writes in with news of his brother's geek funeral. "I've not seen this topic covered here before even though it's one that will concern us all at some time: what to do with our corporeal remains after we've left for that great data bank in the sky. For my recently departed brother (long illness, don't smoke!), I thought this nice SPARCstation would be a cool place to spend eternity. Yes, he's really in there (after cremation). I kept the floppy drive cover but for space reasons removed the floppy drive, hard drive, and most of the power supply. I left behind the motherboard and power switch and plugs to keep all openings covered. The case worked quite well at his memorial party. His friends and family were able to leave their final good-byes on post-notes. Anyone who wanted to keep their words private could just slip their note into the case through the floppy slot. All notes will be sealed in plastic and placed within the case. There has been one complication. His daughters like the look of it so much they aren't now sure if they want to bury him. One more thing: the words on the plaque really do capture one of the last things he ever said. Of course as kids we watched the show in its first run."
If he was a Sun admin, I would wager it wasn't the cigarettes.
but I want a bunch of screaming Klingons at mine.
Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds.There upon the rainbow is the answer to a neverending story
Would that count as a zombie botnet?
*ducks*
RIP
Not really, you don't. It's a choice. There are other ways.
Homicide is illegal in most countries.
Me failed English...
FreeBSD over Linux. If my comments seem odd, this may explain...
Who modded that pissed-off smoker flamebait? Oh! I see what you did there ...
If I could go back in time and choose smokes over alcohol, I would... you obviously haven't had the crap help desk jobs I have!
Far out man.
**Tooooooooooooooooooooke**
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
Dude, you're getting a Dell!
I, for one, heartily agree - it appears to be the only way to stop you from making up words and performing other obscene acts upon the English language.
I'm donating my organs. They can give my brain to some motorcycle rider.
Have gnu, will travel.
Homicide is illegal in most countries.
We should legalize it, tax it, and spend all the money earned towards an anti-homicide campaign.
Dude, I read that as:
and all that remains of me are nipples left behind
I was left wondering what kind of weird donor card you must be carrying.
Got to get some sleep...
"I bless every day that I continue to live, for every day is pure profit."
Unless you are a plant, bacterium, fungus, etc., you shouldn't have to worry about this issue, bub.
Are you a really good motorcycle rider or something?
But after that, why would they bother? There'll be tens or hundreds of billions of humans around, do you really think they'll need more?
Because he knew COBOL.
Yeah, but they did manage to defrost Walt Disney to create Steve Jobs.
Has netcraft confirmed he's dead?
Over my dead body!
The Christian Church is the oldest for-profit company in existence, they also managed to keep their believers' brains frozen for a couple thousands of years.
I wonder how far these cryonic suspension companies have advanced in regards to the development of cryoprotectants
Why not use Brawndo? It's got electrolytes!